2016 Draws to a close

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As 2016 draws to a close I reflect on the past year and what has come to pass over that time. The Latin phrase Tempus edax rerum basically means, time the devourer of all things, and when you think about it life just rolls on, no matter what. This year I have known the sadness that comes with the loss of close friends and the enjoyment that comes with the arrival of yet another Grandchild into our lives. Time certainly waits for no-one.

Although I have a passion for writing I find once again I have written very little this year and I feel I need to concentrate more on the writing side of my life. Despite not putting pen to paper my mind has always churned and is now full of ideas just waiting to pour onto paper or screen.

Currently my primary focus at present has been on the restoration process of my 1943 WW2 Willys Jeep. I found this jeep through a fellow patient whilst in hospital in Feb 2014 he'd taken a photograph with his phone of an advertisement of a jeep for sale in Marybourough Qld. The ad was the type that showed a photograph of the item for sale and a row of tear off phone numbers. Consequently I got the Jeep in May 2014 and have since been on a huge learning curve of learning the in's and out's of probably one of the most well known icons this century, the WW2 Jeep.

My next writings may well be a combination of my passions, writing and jeeps. Who knows, perhaps I could write a journal on my Jeeps restoration process. Watch this space!